What is "out of nowhere"

adv. (context idiomatic English) In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.

Out of Nowhere is the fourth studio album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released on April 16, 1996 through Mayhem Records.

"Out of Nowhere" is a song by Gloria Estefan. The single was the only commercial release of the compilation Greatest Hits Vol. II.

Out of Nowhere is the debut album of jazz guitarist Harold Fethe, who performs on this outing in the style of Django Reinhardt. Accompanying him is the legendary Johnny Frigo on violin, who like Fethe got a late start with his own career.

"Out of Nowhere" is a popular song composed by Johnny Green with lyrics by Edward Heyman. It was the first recording by Bing Crosby under his Brunswick Records contract. He recorded it on March 30, 1931 and it became his first number one hit as a solo artist. Crosby also sang it the film Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) and in his short film I Surrender Dear (1931). The song was also featured on the soundtrack of the film Dude Ranch (1931).
It has become a jazz standard, with dozens of instrumental and vocal versions by various artists, including Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Patti Page and Vic Damone.

Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins's instrumental 1937 version with Benny Carter and Django Reinhardt became very successful, and Hawkins's performance on the song was so intimidating that no tenor saxophone player tried the tune until eight years later, when Don Byas recorded it. Charlie Parker recorded a ballad version in 1947. Bunk Johnson also recorded the song at the same year on his record Last Testament. An instrumental version was recorded by Russell Garcia (on his 1958 album The Johnny Ever Greens), starring John Williams on piano and Don Fagerquist on trumpet. Al Hirt released a version on his 1961 album, The Greatest Horn in the World.

The song's harmonic progression has been used in several later songs, such as Alexander Courage's " Theme from Star Trek", Tadd Dameron's "Casbah", Fats Navarro's "Nostalgia" and Lennie Tristano's "317 East 32nd Street."

Out of Nowhere may refer to:

Out of Nowhere is an album by trumpeter Don Ellis recorded in 1961 but not released on the Candid label until 1988.

Out of Nowhere is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Muse label.